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<font size=5><center>Arms and Flags series (Neelmeijer)'''</center></font>
<font size=5><center>Arms and Flags series'''</center></font>




[[File:beieren.neel.jpg|center]]
[[File:beieren.neel.jpg|center]]
This is a large series of trade cards, showing the arms and flags of countries. The series is not dated, but based on the images on the cards, as well as the names of countries, can be dated as <1910. The series was printed in Holland, but the printer, nor the designer is known.


'''Series information :'''  
'''Series information :'''  
*Date of issue : 1910s ? (approx.)
*Date of issue : 1910s ? (approx.)
*Number of cards : 65 (out of 72)
*Number of cards : 65 -72 (depending on company), some of the series are numbered and all numbered series indicate that 72 cards were issued.
*Image variants : ?
*Image variants : none, but many colour variations in the background of the design


===Series===
===Companies===
This is a large series of trade cards, showing the arms and flags of countries. The series is not dated, but based on the images on the cards, as well as the names of countries, can be dated as <1918. The series was printed in Holland, but the printer, nor the designer is known.


As trade cards the series was issued by a number of Dutch companies :
As trade cards the series was issued by a number of Dutch companies :
::[[Arms and Flags (Honig)|Honig]]
* Honig
::[[Arms and Flags (Kraepelien)|Kraepelien & Holm]]
* Kraepelien & Holm
::[[Arms and Flags (Meijer)|Erven Joh. W. Meyer]]
* Erven Joh. W. Meyer
::[[Arms and Flags (Neelmeijer)|Neelmeijer]]
* Neelmeijer
::[[Arms and Flags (Smith)|Smith]]
* Smith
::[[Arms and Flags (Van Dijk)|Van Dijk]]
* Van Dijk
::[[Arms and Flags (Paul Kaiser)|Paul Kaiser]]
* Paul Kaiser
Some of the series are numbered and all numbered series indicate that 72 cards were issued.
and probably a few more


As tobacco cards the series was issued by [[Arms and Flags (James)|James]] in the UK.
As tobacco cards the series was issued by James in the UK.


As postcards the series was issued by [[EFA Postcards|EFA]] (the Excelsior Fine Art Company) for the UK market and by the Dutch firm [[Arms and Flags (Spit & De Vletter)|Spit & De Vletter]] as appointment cards.
As postcards the series was issued by EFA (the Excelsior Fine Art Company) for the UK market and by the Dutch firm Spit & De Vletter as appointment cards.


Two different backs are known for these series:
====Honig====
Honig is a Dutch company producing soups, sauces, starches etc. The company was founded in 1867 in Koog aan de Zaan and produced initially starch and starch products, such as pudding powder (custard). From 1920 onwards the company also produced soups, sauces and similar. in 1978 the company was sold to CSM and since 2001 it is a brand of HJ Heinz.
 
The cards are not numbered. I have no inofmation how many cards were issued.
 
<gallery perrow=0>
File:achterkant.honig.jpg|Reverse
File:beieren.honig.jpg|Bavaria
File:rusland.honig.jpg|Russia
</gallery>


{|
====Neelmeijer====
|[[File:achterkant.neel.jpg|center]]
Neelmeijer's was an ink and glue producing company from Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. The cards are not numbered. The series contained 65 cards.
|[[File:achterkant2.neel.jpg|center]]
|}


==Company==
Two different backs are known for these series:
Neelmeijer's was an ink and glue producing company from Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. I have no further information on the company or whether they issued other cards as well.
<gallery perrow=0>
         
File:achterkant.neel.jpg
==Cards==
File:achterkant2.neel.jpg
For all known cards see [http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Category:Neelmeijer here].
</gallery>


Some examples:
<gallery perrow=0>
File:Argentinie.neel.jpg|Argentina
File:Australie.neel.jpg|Australia
File:Beieren.neel.jpg|Bavaria
File:Beieren1.neel.jpg
File:Belgie.neel.jpg|Belgium
File:Belgie1.neel.jpg
File:Bosnie.neel.jpg|Bosnia
File:Brazilie.neel.jpg|Brazil
File:Bulgarije.neel.jpg|Bulgaria
File:China.neel.jpg|China
File:China1.neel.jpg
File:Costarica.neel.jpg|Costa Rica
File:Costarica1.neel.jpg
File:Denemarken.neel.jpg|Denmaerk
File:Griekenland.neel.jpg|Greece
File:Guatemala.neel.jpg|Guatemala
File:Hessen.neel.jpg|Hessen
File:Ierland.neel.jpg|Ireland
File:Italie.neel.jpg|Italy
File:Liberia.neel.jpg|Liberia
File:Madagascar.neel.jpg|Madagascar
File:Monaco.neel.jpg|Monaco
File:Oostenrijk.neel.jpg|Austrian-Hunagrian Empire
File:Oosthong.neel.jpg
File:Peru.neel.jpg|Peru
File:Peru1.neel.jpg
File:Pruisen.neel.jpg|Prussia
File:Saksen-weinar.neel.jpg|Sachsen-Weimar
File:Sansalvador.neel.jpg|San Salvador
File:Schotland.neel.jpg|Scotland
File:Siam.neel.jpg|Siam
File:Spanje.neel.jpg|Spain
File:Tunis.neel.jpg|Tunis
File:Turkije.neel.jpg|Turkey
File:Wurtemberg.neel.jpg|Württemberg
File:Zwitserland.neel.jpg|Switzerland
</gallery>         


{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:brazilie.neel.jpg|center]] <br/>Brazil
|align="center"|[[File:guatemala.neel.jpg|center]] <br/>Guatemala
|-
|align="center"|[[File:peru.neel.jpg|center]] <br/>Peru
|align="center"|[[File:monaco.neel.jpg|center]] <br/>Monaco
|-
|}


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